Spring washing-machine.



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APPLICATION FILED APR.12, 1.907.

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.JAMES WILLIAM KENNEDY, orV BURKE, New YORK.

SPRING WASHING-MACHINE.'

specincatioil 'of Letters Patent.

'resented Jan. 21, 190s.

Application filed April 12, i907-` Serial No. 367.862.

To all whom it may concern.'

he it known that JAMES WILLIAM KEN-` NEDY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Burke, in the county of Franklin and State of NewYork, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in SpringWashing- Machines, cation. This invention is-a washing, machine andhas`fo'r an object, to provide va simple machine of this characterwhereby the'clothes may be placedin the machine and automaticallywashed. I'

The' invention'further consists in providing I the driven shaft of themotor, with a hinged rjoint, whereby the shaft may be swung verticallyafter an operation of the machine and the lid removed therefrom, thusallowing the operator to conveniently work without obstruction byoperating parts of the ma' chinery. l

In the drawings: Figure 1. is a side elevation of the machine.- `Fig. 2.is a vertical section. Fig. 3. is a side elevation with the vshaft swungup. Fig. 4. is a detail section'of the agitator shaft, showing themanner of. mounting the same .to the lid.` Fig. 5. is a section on theline` 5 5 of Fig. `4.

I Referring more specifically-to the/drawings a support for the tub isindicated at 10, which comprises legs 11, connected and braced by rods12, and supported on topof the legs is atable 13. i

` The tub or suds box is indicated at 14, and comprises the bottom 15,the sides 16 and a top 17, which is provided at its center with anopening 18. Al lid 19, is provided forv closing said opening, and has atits center an opening 20 through which-is adapted to pass a verticalshaf-t '21. Adjustable vertically on the shaft 21, is a lower tubularsection 22, which carries at its lower end a head 23, provided with theusual agitators 24. A screw 22', isy provided for holding the section 21to the section 22 in its adjusted position. For holding the shaft to thelid 19, I form therein a circumferential groove 25, around which isadapted to pass the forked e'nds 26 of a bracket v1f), by bolts 29. 0nthe upper end of the shaft 21'is shown a bevel gear 30, which mesheswith a bevel gear 31 on a horizontal shaft.

The horizontal shaft comprises the inner- Section 32, and an outersection 33, hlnged of which the following is a specifi-A ets being 28,secured to the bottom ofthe lid together at 34. '1`heouter end of the`shaft is journaled in abearing 35, secured to one of the sides 16 by abolt 36, and the inner end 32 of the shaft is supported by a bracket 37secured to the top 17, and is provided at its upper end with ears 38,between which the shaft 32 is adapted to rest. Openings 39 are formed inthe ears through which and above the shaft 32, is passed 'a pin 40,whereby the shaft is locked to the bracket'.

A motor 41 is `provided for operating the shaft 32, and is supported onthe side of the table 13 by a brac et 42. This motor comprises a shaft43 to which4 is attached one end of a coil spring 44, the other endbeing fixed to the casing 45. The motor is provided4 with the usualratchet wheel 46, and detent 46'.' :One end of the shaft is squared at 47., for a winding key 48. A pulley 49 is fixed to the other/end of theshaft for the beltv 50, which is'4 passed over a pulley 51, on thesection 33 of the shaft 32.h

I do not wish to limit myself to a washing machine, but itwill be seen,that my invention may be used in connection with churns,

and the like,.with equally eective results.

I claim:

The combination with a washing machine including an agitator shaft and agear carried by the shaft, of inner and outer brackets supported uponthe machine7 the inner bracket having ears at its. .upper end, -thelouter bracket having `a, passage and arranged to lie in line with theears, the ears of the inner bracket having alining passages,y ahorizontally extending/shaft dlsposed between the ears of theinnerbracket and arranged beneath the assag'es inthe ears, the outer endof the sha t being arranged in the passage in the outer bracket, aportion of the horizontal shaft between the inner and outer brackhinged,the horizontal shaft having a gear and arranged to mesh with the firstmentioned gear, and `a removable pin disposed through the passages inthe ears and above the horizontal shaft, for holding the shaft with itsgear in mesh with the gear carrie'd by the agitator shaft.

In testimony whereof he affiXes his signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES WILLIAM KENNEDY.

